Window-pane fastener.



D. 'D. GROUSE.

WINDOW PANE FASTENEB.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 28, 1909 -@941,76&. Patented Nomuwoa c /9 r 'in the Nlli nl S ATES IDA'VKD I). CROUSE, F GAGE, OKLAHOMA.

WINDOVLEANE FASTENER.

Specification of Eetters Patent.

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Patented Nov. 30, 31909.

Application filed July 2&1, 18%. Serial No. 510,016.

To all whom it concern:

Be it known that l, DAVID l). Grouse, a citizen of the United States, residing at Gage, in the county of Ellis, State of ()klahome, have invented certain new and useful Improvements W'indowlane Easteuers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as ill enable others skilled in the art ch it appertains to make and use the This invention relates to devices for securing panes of glass in window sashes, and has for object to simplify and improve vueticn and increase the efiiciency ct devices of this character. With this and other objects in View, the nvention consists in certain novel features of construction hereinafter shown and described and then specifically pointed out proved device may be applied to and to l ,dow sasheshaving one or more panes of glass, but for the purpose of illustration a conventional sash having two panes of glass is shown, and in the drawings thus employed, igure l'nis a view of the complete; Fig; 2 is a section, enlarged,

on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

The sash selected 'forillustrating the application of the invention is formed with side members or SllLlGS -1l, alower memher 12, an upper member 13 and a mullion or intermediate member 14.

The side members 1011 and the end members 12-13 are provided with the usual glass supportiuy rabbet l5, and these members are likewise provided with an additional shallow rabbet- 16, the smaller or shallow rabbet communicating with the larger and deeper rabbet 15, as shown in Fig. 2. The class, represented at 17, bears at its outer edges within the larger rabbets 15 and also in the usual rabbets 18 which are fol owed. in. the mulliou member 14, also shown in Fig. 2.

Bearing at their outer edges within the shallow rabbets lit-are sheet metal holding plates, represented as a whole at 19, the plates, being formed angular transversely with. one edge 20 hearing within. the outer portions of the shallow rabbets, while the inner edges bee upon the glass 17. By

this means the intermediate portion of the members 19ers unsupported, or spaced away shes of various forms and sizes,

from the inner edge of therabbct 16, so that fastenin devices 22 are inserted through the member 19, and turned home with a screw driver or other suitable implement, a strong pressure is applied to the strips 19 to cause their edges 21 to bear with considerable force upon the glass, and thus not only hold the glass firmly in position, but effectually prcventing any looseness or rattling, and also effectually preventing the entrance of moisture, air, snow or the like. By thus spacing the intermediate portion of the members 19 away from the body of the sash, a very effectual holding device is provided, which will readily adapt itself to the varying thicknesses of the glass, and likewise to varying thicknesses of the sash to which it may be appied. The outer face of the member 19 at the edges 20 will be arranged flush with the vertical outer surfaces of the sash, so that after being applied to the sash, the strip may be painted together with the sash, and the rescnce of the strip thus be entirely concealell, so that the sash presents the same appearance as the sash wherein the glass is secured by putt in the ordinary manner.

When a sas 1 having the intermediate member is employed, the strips 19 will be formedwith two of the edges 21, which bear upon the glass at each side of the mullion, as shown in Fig.2, and in sashes of this character the mullion will be of less thickness than the remaining portions of the sash, so that a space is leftas shown at 23 between the strip and the body of the sash, so that when. the binding member 22 is applied the requisite clamping eilcct may be produced, as will be obvious.

At. their meeting points the strips 19 will be mitered as shown in Fig. 1, so as to present a uniform appearance when applied and painted. The apertures through which the screws 22 operate will" preferably be countersunk, so that the outer ends of the screws will come flush with the outer face of the strips, so that when the paint is applied the screws will not show.

The strips will preferably be of resilient metal of'suh'icient strength to withstand the strains to which they will be subjected and may be constructed of any required width or length, and of any suitable gage of metal.

lVhat is claimed is The combination with a window sash having an inner glass receiving rabbet of a dep'th greater than the thickness of the glass and an outer supplemental rabbet extending from the inner rabbet, a pane of glass supported in the outer rabbet, a resilient strip angular transversely and arran ed with one portion in the outer rabbet and its other portion against the glass, the intermediate portion of the strip being spaced from the bottom of the outer rabbet, and means applied 10 to said intermediate portion for securing said strip pressure is applied to the glass and the strip adapted. to glass of val-yin thicknesses.

I In testimony whereof, aiiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

DAVID D. OROUSE.

Witnesses R. M. Sownns, C. E. DANIELS.

to the sash, whereby constant 

